" OCEAN CITY SENTINEL y I

VOL. XXXV. - . OCEAN CITY, N. J„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 11115 ^ , ,NO. 33 •

Ocean City Sentinel I R. CURTIS ROBINSON; Editor a^ Proprietor i • r.oo Per Year, Strictly in Advance, j ^ trroeirtt *-at-i.a w. — Jy|ORGAN HAND, . ATTORNEY and COUNSEL LOR-ATj LAW, ""Sara'auT* «oi ht boumTi. j. (Opposite Public BmldUfel JjAWAOFFICES " ° Apgar & Boswell, AHBl'KY AVK.NU tVwHTH HTRKET A. LAW OFFICES I Godfrey, Giddings 4 Read Bart Wtl'minStnc.'1::1' = . atlantic city. n. J. JAMES m. e. hildreth ^ Counsellor-at-Law Chancery . ""^"CAPK'MAY'CIT*.*. J NEWELL HEULINGS Attorney at Law 809 Highlit 81 reel Ocean City New Jersey . - - — I MORGAN HAND. Jr. j Engineer and Surveyor I ocean city. n. j. "j Ejes Eiamined Mont Drops ' ~rr£l^Ui?n|ene»^°du^^veS ^at^ sbori """™A.:'VV. ELY 1 ioox ailaolle Avrnae ITLilTir CITY. I. J. | MUlt'lL j .nT griscom, m. d. EIGHTH ST. AND WESLEY AVE.

fj§£ Allen Coiwn.M.D.'?"-— '• US Wesley Avenue Ocean City New Jersey DR- W. P. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE. OCiCAN CITY N.J. Oh KICK HOUKn: 1 1 to I p. m." | e to hp. u.. moth I'bocea Florence Brick Haines Con. STH AND WCSLCV AVE

«IICH*NO-THt*»hl»T — Moor, by appointment JJKKSCHEL PETTIT. M. D. . SOT WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY i Offlos ttoora: t loMa-m. £)R. CHARLES B. RIDER ►■Denttnt'* 809 Central Avenue •mi city. «. *• T)R. G. Fairctiild Starr Dentist Ufflce Houra. FU® Kvenlnaa by appolntroenl Hughes' Central Pharmacy J. Thornley Hughes, P. D. •th and Wesley A«». Ocean City, N.J OflkwHoui* ?>»"• 1th Mpim JOHN H. WHITICAR, M. D. Eighth and Central avenue Ocean City New Jersey Commencement Gifts Eotoy th. Bhl Try an Advertisement . la the 8BNTINBL

Attention, Cottagers I there is a first-elate Greenhouse establishment. on Main Shore Ocean City, where plant* hi;J cut' flower* of all kind* ere to he had. Our watchword i* RELIABILITY. Nothing add* more to the value or attractiveness of your cottage than planting when PROPERLY DOSE. * Telephone or give us » call. . Colonial Greenhouses Somen' Point. 1 2-a Un wood Post Office a p f FOB SALE AT' COST ■ A beautiful Cottage-Bungalow on Wesley t avenue, facing the ocean, near Thirteenth street, 9 rooms and bafli, garage, laundry, etc. It will be finished by October 15, and is the ^ * Best Bargain in that choice district of, tjie re- , sort. Tor full particulars inquire a MABSEY Sc EDWARDS { EIGHTH AND CENTRAL AVE. t Heated Apartments. For Rent by the Year Furnished or unfurnished at a very moderate rent. Five rooms and bath; < j 1 every modern convenience. } ( JOSEPH I. SCULL 757 Asbury Ave. Ocean City, N. J. j Frank Smith Go,BSr ; If you have money to loan sec its for good investments. For sale, fine 1 on Ocean avenue near Seventh street, with small house, $2500. Two lota corner First street and Asbury avenue, sine 70x100, cheap. $1200. Fourteen room house. 2 baths, hot water heat, double office, , attached garage in rear, splendid opportunity. Fire insurance placed , with best companies. /* 1 1036 Asbury Ave. HAVE you a cottage, bungalow or apartment to furnish? We have a line of furniture at less than Philadelphia prices. It will pay you to call and see our stock before buying elsewhere. Window shades a specialty. Chas. E. Adams & Byo. 720-22 Asbury Ave. plumbino j u. ,™ A _u. rr r-~?E-tSLS' "SraES'.C

oars of yonrrepair work of which I mak* a specially. I bave no expensive establishment or clerical fore# to nninuin- Givs ins s trial. i BO.H Phons. C. I~I. BACON 6Q7 eighth St Interesting to Investors OR > Those Who Wish a Desirable Location tor a Seaside Home mo c A I IT — A few lots I or* ted in Section Q, Ocean City. H. J-. — in vicinity of Sure r.ad and I'ennsjlTsnis and Reading Railroad stations. Also sites for bungalows situate on Great Rgg llarbot Bay, Baaaley's Potot. S. i. |( ARTHUR=D.J3ARROWS ; 832 CENTRAL AVENUE QCVSN CITY, N. J. J

Increased | Responsibility | The Pederai Rcacrve Act was passed to strengthen the service of RtspfHsiUt Bants. | I Every National Bank conducted on sound banking pnnci- ( plea may receive, through the j Federal Reserve System, the credit j accommodation their customers j need in even the time of utmost stringency— the natural result of I uniting responsible banking forces under one grant, cooperative or- | ganiiation. As a Member Bank of Phitadcl* j phia Regiooal Reserve Bank, this Institution offers all the facilities and advantages of our vast National Banking organization. First National Bank OCEAN CITY, N. J.

The Pontiere BOOT ft SHOE ■ REPAIRING I SHOP I to; c REPAIRING NEATLY DONE I I Aabnry Ave.. Oceaa City. N. J ' ABBOTTS' | Alderney Dairies « Seventh St. and West Ave. Ocean City, N. J. Cholcn Dairy Products Batter and Eggs Ask for Booklet of Specialties Order* Delivered B<*ta Phones ^ARK LAKE Undertaker and Embalmer at cbktbal Arises "Pnona IB OCKAM CITY. M.J

The "Happie" Family 1 directory, but von will find hem all over this tosrn. They're everywhere— and they are "Happie" been- they have teamed thai GAS can -dye iauumeraUe li.Ue bom, problem., can furnish s doscn luxuries, and is always on the job-at the slightest coat. All styles, rises and prices. The City Gas Light Co.

FIRE LADDIES UNABLE TO |S AGREE ON MAN TO BE CHIEF

Looks as Though City Com- j missioners Will Have to i Make Appointment. appointment of' a chief for Use Hte department will shortly have to be made ; by the City Commissioners, as the , unable to agree upon a |>ersou to ltd | this position . At their meeting last week the City j Commissioners passed a resolution | ■ up to that time bad failed to make I recommendations to the board for the appointment of a suitable person as chief, and as much bitterness and feeling baa been engendered by the etrlfe, the board will exercise Its prerogative aud appoint a chief if Ihe compautes shall not all unite upon some person by Tuesday of next week. The "etrlfe" le said io be doe to the efforts being made by Hsmuel H Conver, a former fire chief, and hlefrleods, practically all of wbumare against the present administration, to land Conver back in ble old berth. Tbe Ocean City Volunteer Company, No. I, of wblcb Conver Is a member, and tbe Reliance Eire Company favor for the Job. Tbe boya or the Eire Compan/ aye and for years have been -deadQet" agelutt Coover, and Ibe Active Compauy. No. 4, of South Ocean City, Is said to be opposed to Conver. Tbe only active candidate against Conver 1s Assistant Chief Wm. H. Smith. He, however. If elected, or appointed, could not give bis wbolc time, nor could this be expected, for tbe : stipend of $10 a month allowed the fire cblef. In the nature or thlngs.tlie fire cblef should lie a paid member or ? tbefire department. Cj|der present condition", wltb e . paid force of eeveu men In the depart- ■ ment, there are not enough employes I to handle the apparatus even when M are on duty. When one considers that each man has oue day off every week, II can readily be seen bow thrf departr men would be handicapped In caee of a lire, also taking Into consideration - tbe fact that mauy of the volunteer p ttrrmeu refuse to work under Con ver "s Tbe Ushers' Union of tbe Kl ret M. " E. Church will bold ■ social In the church building Thursday evening, December 2- Admission will be free, but tickets at leu cents each w III be on sale aud the purchase of a ticket will entitle the holder to certain privileges In Ibe social BalieiDi uarase. William Hagel, having decided to " purchase an auto, la building a twostory garage on Ins premises, 1827 West avenue Mr. Hagel apeude tbe 1 greater part of the yeor In Ocean City.

PRESBYTERIAN MEN SURPRISE PASTOR Members of Bible Class b Attend Morning Service in s Body. Lest Sunday morning the member* of the Friendship Me o'e Bible Class of jr, ihe Elrst Presbyterian Church passed t,, a great surprise to the minister, tbe „( Rev. Cbarle* H. Bohner, and mem- , of the church by marching Into p Ihe edifice In a body and worshipping o) wltb tbe oongregatlou. The nrau of tbeclaas eujoy nothing tt belter Ibau to "put one over" on their „ good dominie, and tbey carUloly.suc- a ceeded haudsomely on Suudiy mornlog, as be bad not the slightest Inkling C1 of what they bad planned. 0| Tbe meu seemed to enjoy the service u very greatly and some of them eslab- ,, llshed a record that day by belDg In cburcb morning, afternoon and even- c something they bad not bean h charged wttbelncetbe Interesting time when tbey were "klde." And the 0 weather offered every lodocemeut to p go anywhere but to cburcb. ' p Tue enthusiasm of these men for Hunday school and church le oue of p , tbe wonders of Ocean Cl'y. at which c Ihe mauy summer visitors to this re- 0 sort have not yet ceased to marvel. t LAID TO REST f Atlas At its* a M.. •mills Was a for- , Miss Mima Lee Hmltb, daughter of Capt. Wesley C. Hmllh, who waa ' mayor of Ocean City yaars ago, died ' ■ at tbe home of her parent* In Absecon c Thursday night, after an lllnaae of I several waeke, aged 89 years. Her I funeral took plaoe Monday aflaroooo. tbe Rev C. M. Johnson officiating at - tbe service, and the Interment was lu the Abaecon Met bod 1st Episcopal Cem- 1 "mo, Hmllh waa well-known by a = large number of Oeaau CUy reeideule, where, as a young woman, aire had many friends. WM Balie Osllaxe. George W. Harris, contractor and buildar, of Ihle city, has been awarded l ha contract to build a large bouse for a W«low Urova party and a summer resident of Oceeu City. J. K. Tuwnsend will do the electrical work aDd J. N. JohDsoo tbe plumbing. Mf. Harris will commsnc work at one. era* ■*i«ati*o>icci» •ksa >sassoasaare». ksssri

-I r— k POLLYANNA SOCIAL WILL BE A TREAT ; To be Given at Parcel Post I ' Sale in Methodist Cbnrch ei Tomorrow Night. ^ i j The members of the Lsdle-' Aid So- ■ , | clety of tbe Elrst M E Church will , hold their "Parcel* Post Sale" aud e. , "Pollyauua Social" In Ihe social room* || , of tbs church Inmorrna rcciilng. The u I parcel* on sale will be numerous and n , valuable * V > should appeal lo the mcml*rs and 0 , friends of the church, and doubtless T . there will be a large attendance. A a ; very pleasant evening Is a-.ured ell. « Refreshment* will be servcit free. n Don't fall to be on baud. H "STORY OF JESUS" c ' The "Story of Jesus" In picture Is " • attracting much attention. Last Hun- r J dey evening at the Kapttet Cliurcli the • waa thoroughly enjoyed by double Ihe Home" was the subject of the address ■ ' by the pastor, the Rev. Geo. E. Mitch, '' • who presented the early part of the 1 1 life of Christ, with the home as the • center. ' The Beptlst Church Mixed CJuartet * ' rendered a spc-clal selection. t 1 ' Next Sunday evening the sermon ' lf will be on "Jesus Among His Erlends.'' 1 Special music by Ihe quarlel. All are ' ' welcome l- *"*- I • BspliM ladlr*' Saaillari. , pi The first winter meeting of the VisitSr Ing Baptist Ladies' Auxiliary of the e , Elrst Rapt 1st Church of this city will , l. he held on next Monday at 2.30 at the < if home of the president of ihe auxiliary, , n Mrs. C.L Cad wallader, 189 West Upsal i r street, Germanlown. Every vtslilug ' '* Baptist lady of Ocean City la.£irged to ' attend and Join tbe auxiliary, wlilcb | la organized In tbe Interest of I li e i I Alcean City Baptist Church. I J " W. C.J*. If. *f eelllig. 1 r, The Oeeau City W. C. T. U. will ® hold a regular meeting Wednesday „ afternoon of next week al Ibe home of Mrs. Wilson, 813 Central avenue. Re-1 ports from the National Convenllon will be heard. The social that waa to lo have been held under the auspice* of £ of the union at Ibe Kathlu November . |'e IS baa been postponed. The date will r. be anoouueed later.

SOLDIERS WIN AN 1 EXCITING GAME cinb Five and Dela- ~ ware Business College Had j Crowd Going. The ocean City Military Club baskel aim >ry Saturday evening by drfeallng exciting game, and a game that kepi Ibe spectator* on edge from start to fiulsh. Inasmuch a- it appeared lo be auyb-dy '* game up lo toe la-t. j ^ every bl. of energy they had to dowu " oppoueuts. Tbe II rot half ended ' a tie. tbe score being 12 In 12 At •> beginning of llie second hell. > followed by a field goal by Ja.person, o of tbe Visitors, aud a foul by O'Rrlfii There was a score of lo fpr the visitors < slid 14 for the locals, and so the game went the entire second half. When * Ibe w hlstleblew for the finish, the score { Manager Theodore V. J'owoaend ( called Ihe I wo captklus together, and they decided to play, after a two- | When Referee Jobuson souuded the I reigned among the s|ieclaturs The 1 for the locals to "go after them " . lireckley tallied first ou a foul, fol , lowetl by a field goal by Smith and , another by WelsenlUal. When Ihe * w histle blew, Ihe score stood 29 ( 24 In favor of tbe local club. Tbose liking excitement aud good . basket ball should not miss these as tbe management Is pulling tbe locals up against Ihe fastest teams Philadelphia, and winuing from ( most of them, having only lost one This should warrant the best of sup port from tbe public, which would | also encourage the boys. , Manager U'Hrlen, of the vtsllore, , ' congratulated the management sod | I players for giving him his first defeat I ' of Ibe season, lie claims to have been I I earnestly requested a return game as 1 , a* iKisslhte, with tbe promise t ; be would reverse tbe score. ' Manager Town-end. not afraid to 1 take his challenge, Immediately ac r cepied aud booked bis team for a , game on December 2V wbeu there will ' no doubt be staged a fa-l aud exciting game. Tbe line up Saturday night: I Welsenthal forward Jasperson ' It reck ley Tleruey , r Pierce ceuler O'Brien , Smith guard McMahau Henderson Swaftz 1 Eleld goals— Welsenlbal. 6; Brecki ley, 8; Smith, 2; Jasperson, 8; Tier ' . Eoul goals— Henderson, 6; Brecklsy, j 8; Tlerney, 2; O'Brien,. 2. lireckley. 4: Pierce. 7; Smith, 1; Hen-

EXPERT ANGLERS WILL BE 1 GIVEN PRETTY TROPHIES

Big Time at Meeting of Fish- " ing Clnb in Philadelphia J Tomorrow Night. The members of tbe Ocean Clly bold Its first meeting since the close the summer seewm. The meeting . will be beld at tbe RllteDtiouse Hotel. and is large attendance the boys Is expected. Tbe trophies for tbose entitled t° have been collected, end tbeee will be preseuled at tbe meeting lo- " morrow utgbt. ^ cussed and there will also be a number of "wbopplug" stories told. As usual L there will be many big chair* ewalllng » the be*t story-tellers. & "Vic" Hamilton, who got his Best 0 channel bass this year, will explain I1 It was done. Prank Stewart will telLJyjw^ he sue- • eeasfully electrifies the big c1Titn*eL> and causes them to tall an easy <- prey. ' "Ed" Com man will recite bis ex- 1 perlences In catching chaunel baas In Ooaen City In tbe sntumu. when nearly ell tbe other dab members gooe borne. There will also l* contributions * President CburchllfHungerford, "Charley" Maglnuls, George Smlttie- ■, j and other famous fisbermeu^ ^ P.O. a.e(a.ts csukrsis. i Tbe members of Washington Camp, ' No. 76, P.O. S. of A .expect to bave i one of tbe greatest events of the year r evenlDg, November 19, when r Ibey will celebrate "Past Presidents' . Day." Tbe Rev. Charles H Elder, of I Treulou, ex-Slate chaplain, will make \ an address. The Bute master of forms, E. C. Waddlngton, Judge of tbe Salem i County Coorte, will also be present. Elgh|h and Aabnry avenue. All goods sold here are guaranteed. Kindly return anytblug unsatisfactory to you. tf II For H*i.k.— Automobile, Cadillac; ' late 1913 model; 5 passeuger; complete !" equipment; good cuodlllou; had excel- £ lent care, newly painted, demountI; Inquire WTO Wesley avenna. Ocean lt CUy. N.J. adv. IM, 3 1 Try Hughes' favorite lotion for m roughness and chapped sklo; 26 cents ♦ per bottle. Hogbee' Centre! PherEacy. , adv., 10 7, it

MANY PLAN TO GO DOWN TO CAPEMAY , c Meeting of Chamber of Com- ' merce of Seashore Cities t There Monday Night. j Arrangements are being made bymembers of tbe Ocean City Board or , Trade andtheYoung Men's Progres- , slve League to take a large delegation < from this place to the meetlug of tbe < Chamber of Commerce of Ibe Seashore , Rnsorls of Cape May Couuly lo Cape . Muuday evening next. Those , owning automobiles have been asked - io provl e transportation. Each of the local organlxatlons has number of delegates and alternates io the meetings or tbe Cbember of Commerce, aud these, wltb other Interested ctttxeua, are expect to go to Cape May uext Monday night. a-rslve lor Leaders. Referring to the recent election, tbe Cape May County Gsxette says; That d.'ape May County will fur three years be represented lu ths Senate by a Republican Is largely due to the matchless leadership of A. Carlton Hildreth, who, with his alile conferees. Mayor Joseph G Champion, of Ocean City, and Stale Coinmllleemau Chas. | P. Vatiamau, of Diss Creek, worked r for two weeks as I hey never worked • handicap which confronted tbe Repubf tlcan ticket And the results are gratP Ifylug to ail Republicans.

nook Organized. The Peoples' Rauk of PeDuagrove i was organized a few days ago. Ered Doty, a former rs-ideut of Ibis clly. , was elected a member of Ibe board of

FOB KK-VT U N KC KMBII no. — 722 **- ;; bury aveuue, 7 rooms and bath, all e conveniences; also 6-room cottage wltb I- bath, all conveniences. Apply alore I- 722 AaburFavenue, or W. W. Adams. E'ourib street and Wesley avenue, n Ocean City N.J. adv., 10 21. tf. Hamilton. Elgin watches II per >r week. L. M. Nelaon, railroad Jeweler, ts 648 Broadway, Camd.u, N. J.. agent r- here onoe e week, if you miss liirn send e poeUl. edr tf.

"■ f PHONOGRAPH TO HELP ENTERTAIN:,, -• .In Concert Will be Given in Con- ! nection With Parcel Post Social Tonight. InAMiinecltou with the "Parcel- Po»t j, ! Sale" to be given In tbe social r«M»m- a of ihe First Presbyterian t'h.irch tin. , evening by the member- of the Mary , of Bethany Class of tbe Snnday school, there will be a phonographic concetr .. by t he Sonora Phonograph Company. Grand March from 'aids. Verdi ) Ve- salle's Band. Bee ue from Lucia. Donizetti BopranoSolu, M-lha. Capnccloso. Salut SalenViolin Bolo, Spalding. " Street Snugs, Herbert = Soprano and ('Horns. Marab. . u Ibe Horn, Elegteri t Has- Solo, Martin \ , Lucia Sextette, . Donizetti , Piano Solo, Hlmmelbrelch i American Patriotic Air*. New York ^Hilary Band » • In addition, there will be vocal nolo* 1 Mrs. J. M.Koseubsum and Ml-s Jones, and recltstlous by Miss Nellie E. Towner and Miss Mary Fox ' Admission will be free and douhlless 1 (here will be a large crow d present. ' Icy cream suit cake will be served ' which -there will be a charge of All who have not sent parcels are klodly asked to leave them at the 1 ' cburcb this afternoon. Al Sunday morning's service In Ihe I 1 M. K. Cburcb, tbe following were ' received by. letter luto full member- I • ship; Prof. O. W. Relcbly aud wife, 1 formerly of York, Pa ; Mr. and Mrs. I Granville Bleelman, formerly of Atlan- i , Clly ; Miss Grace Hoffman, of Phil- , adelplila, and William R. Hughes, foruierly of >S ill ville. « Had a "Feed." ' Ten of tbe members of Company O. 1 Third Infantry, of this city, bsd a set- ■ out at tbe armory Monday evening I buys had built the company's ! new rifle range up town Saturday. aud Capt. Kaly provided tbem wltb a treat from the company's funds. ' demon, 4; Jasperson, 3; Tlerney, 6; 1 O'Brien. 6; McMahan.4; Swartx, 4. j Referee, Johnson. Next Saturday night the fast St. ■ Andrew's A. A. will line up against ihe locals. This should be a drawing Philadelphia's fastest and will no I; doubt make the club five get over "the • floor.

SILL TAKE TRIP : TO NEW ORLEANS » Wm. M.Ranck, Accompanied p by Daughter, to Attend u Convention. William M. ltauck, of ibis clly, will p leave today, accompauled by bts «• daughter, Miss Ada M. Ranck, to al- ■, tend tbe nluteeutb sesquianuual convention of the International Aseocla- r Hon of Ticket Ageuls at New Otleaus | 17. 18 aud 19. They will p return November 25. o Tbe members of tbe association will ' assemble at Cluclnnatl next Saturday „ • and there take a special train to New , Orleans. Tbey will visit Mammoth „ Cave, tbe borne of Aodrew Jackson, t ' at 'The Hermit," fourteeu mllea from \ ■ Nashville, 'l'enu ; Birmingham, Mont- 1 ; gomery. Ala.; and Blloxl, Mississippi. J ' Tbey will make tbe return trip by boat , from New Orleans to New York. ' Tbey will beve a Thanksgiving dm- ' " neral tbe Hotel Martlulque, New York, ( f November 26. i Mr. Ranck and daughter will be ; 0 Jolued In New York thai day by bis 1 son, Elmer, of this city, and Dr. Harry Kalthaser, of Philadelphia, e For Rent. ' Cottage 708 Central avenue; all oiods era couvenlen-es; cau he rented by tbe year or daring winter mouths. For further particulars apply SEVTEKKL office, Oceau City, N. J. adv-tf ». Try Hughes' Reliable I.lver Pills; o prompt In action; easy lo take; con- , ce titrated In form and always reliable: .' 25 cents per bottle. Hugbes' Ceulral ™ Pharmacy. »dv.. 10 7, tf Fob Rent — By tbe year, a 7 room bouse, bol and cold wkler and bath. <•- Apply t(> V. H. SUfiemaker Lumber t- Co adv.. 930. tf

earnestness in pulpit * is wanted by men

Pastor Bohner Preaches First of Scries of Sermons to Large Audience. Before a large audience In the Elri j I'rc-bytermi Church, tbe pastor, tbe | Rev. I'harle- H. Bohner. last Sunday "Why Men D^Not Attend Church." ! Mr. Bohner recently wrote letter* to a number of gentlemen rx pressing ■ de»|ye to know tbeir news on the subA Isrge number of Interesting and lu-irucilve' replies were received, aud It I- upon these replies that tbe sermons are based. Tbe theme on Snnday evening waa "The Faults of the" Pulpit," and tbe text wa- taken from II Corinthians 6; >-4: "Giving no offense In anytblDg hat the ministry be not hlaryed, bat in all things commending ourselves as iberohil-lers of God." The sermon was In part follows: "It I- estimated .that at least ten million "men In America are not In oar j churches. A few of Ibese men attend j occasionally: some of them are emt ployed on Sunday, but most of tbem are as far frorti the'Cbiistlan Church auy pagans In tbe world. What Ihe forces In our modern life that responsible for this condition of tblng-7 "One prominent merchant, on receiving my letter, asked a clerk In bla store why he never went to cburcb. Tbe clerk replied, '1 don't go because tbe preachers are no good.' That waa a -weeping assertion, doubtless mads , without sober second tbougbt. Without doubt there are some ministers . who, to give tbe text a alight tarn, do . give offense in some things that lb* ministry Is blamed. But that the whole body of mlulstera should be condemned lie cause of tbe wrong-do- . of a few is an Injustlee. At well ■ might one call Ihe thousands of book- . of America embexxlersbeca use , several hundred of tbem default every . year As a f las*, man for maD, tbe Cbrlstlau ministry of America lacom- ' posed of an earnest", sincere, self-aacrP flclng body of men. Nevertheless, tbe uitutsler Is human and has bts faults. Every honest preacher will seek to . discover his defects that bs may "give - oo offence lu anything.' "It Is charged lu these later* that a repulsive force to meu of tbe world * I* a lack of njanllaea* lo tbe pnlpK. Wbeu men go to church they want to " find, first of all, a preacher who Is a '• man. These letters declare that the preacher who would attract men to church must be a maDly man, who. In I a manly way, preaches a manly Gotj pel. ' "The great cry of these letter* la for " earnestness In tba pulpit. One man " writes: 'Men are not satisfied with sermons that are delivered In a dull, iifrlrss manner, as If the sDeaker had lifeless tf

uo heart In the alacourte.' Another inau aaya that what the Church needs ■a an earnest preacher, declaring that 'he (tbe preacher) Buffers a fearful haudlcap nowadays In "the modern, up-to-date church, with lu oorpa of ushers, choir solo artlsU, with approximately 10 to 16 minutes allotted tbe sermou aod tbe balance of the lime consumed In demonstrations of ■ rained melody that for the time being pleases tbe ear, but does Dot In any disturb the beart or tbe oonscleuce.' "The pulpit that would win men, these letters say, must ba sympathetic. minister wltb a. narrow beart la a pre-ordained failure. Meu come Into our churches cuffed and kicked and kuocked about and alandared and maligued, aud tbey want a minister the pulpit to warm the heart, lo elevate aud tuapira and send them back to their homes and their work with higher ideals of life aud with strength to endnre IU temptation- Men canuot he dragooned Into the cburcb, neither can they be driven with the bult-eud of a catechism. They tuu*l be won by sympathetic . ••The*e letter* tell m* that men are 1 still after tbe preacher who believes ihe Bible. Doubt is always out of ; place In tbe pulpit. Men have doubts . euougb of tbelr own and tbey do not want to breathe that poisoned air wbeu ' Ibey go luto tbe church. Tbe only kind of pulpit lhal Is sufficient for the work of wlnulog mud saving men la the pulpit that has been baptized by . tbe Holy Spirit. As one of these leUera -ays 'The most hopeful and helpful , feature of cuurch life today, aa In any day Is the sincere preaching 'be word by men who bave tbe power of the Spirit of God '" Nt xt Sunday evening lb* Rev. Mr. '• Kobuer wttl preach on "The Eaulu of " the Pew." Future -ermcns will be ou •• rtie Faults of the Man," "Tbe Eaulu 1 of Society." and "Wby Men Should Uo to L'burcb." n Mr. Buhner's sermon Sunday evei mug «*" highly 'commended by tbe ■r congregation, mauy of whom were not members of tbe Presbyterian Lburcb.

Odd T rouser Week This week is Trouser Week at This Store. We art displaying the best Odd Pant values we have ever offered at $1.5©i- SS2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 > Come in and look them over. j* > J* NEWELL GORSON 819 Asbury Ave. Ocean dty, N. J.